Micraspis tenuilinea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Coccinelloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Coccinelloidea

Familia: Coccinellidae
Subfamilia: Coccinellinae
Tribus: Coccinellini
Genus: Micraspis
Species: Micraspis tenuilinea

Name

Micraspis tenuilinea (Walker, 1859)

• Original combination: Coccinella tenuilinea Walker, 1859:
• Authority for current placement: Poorani et al., 2023
• Type locality: Ceylon

References

Primary references

• Walker, F. 1859. Characters of some apparently undescribed Ceylon insects. Annals and magazine of natural history (3) 4(21): 217–223. BHL Reference page. 
• Poorani, J., Booth, R.G., Anuradha, C., Gandhi Gracy, R., Thanigairaj, R. & Swathi, R.S. 2023. Identity of the ‘true’ Micraspis discolor (Fabricius) (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) with illustrated diagnostic notes on other Micraspis spp. in Indian paddy fields. Zootaxa 5271(3): 446–476. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.3.2 Reference page.